Door-stop.



J. L. WEBB.l

DOOR STOP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. l5, 1909.

Patented. Dec.I 7, 1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. '7, 1909.

Application filed September 15, 1909. Serial No. 517,878.

To all whom t may concern:

5e it known that I, JOHN LYMAN WEBB, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oakley, in the county of Cassia and State of Idaho, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Stops; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in door stops, and has for anobject the arrangement of a stop which may resist any opening of thedoor, but not positively lock the same against movement.

Another object of the invention is the arrangement of a door stop thatnormally yieldingly resists the movement of the door, formed with meansfor readily throwing the stop out of operation.

A still further object of the invention is the arrangement in a doorstop, of a spring pressed arm and pivotally mounted foot held inengagement with the iioor by the spring, whereby any excessive pressureon the door will cause the foot to turn over.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a doorwith a door stop embodying the invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is anenlarged fragmentary edge View of a door with the stop applied thereto.Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, except that the door has been forcedin the direction of the stop. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 exceptthat the door has been forced in a direction toward the stop until thestop has turned over. Fig. 5 is a detail fragmentary view of a slightlymodified form of foot. Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective View of thestop detached.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a door of any desiredkind, to which the stop is applied. The stop is formed with a foot orcontact member 2 which is formed bifurcated, and is provided with teethor roughened surfaces 3 and 4 in order to prevent any slipping of thefoot. The foot 2 is pivotally mounted at 5 upon an arm 6 which in turnis pivotally mounted upon a plate 7. Plate 7 is rigidly secured -in anydesired manner to door 1, and is formed with a turned over or eyeportion 8, through which the end of arm 6 passes, and which forms ajournal bearing therefor, whereby the pivot-al end 5 may swing aroundturned over or journal portion 8 upon the arc of a circle. Wrappedaround the end of arm 6, which projects through the bearing member 8, isa spring 9. One end of spring 9 is fitted into a notch or aperture inthe end of arm 6, and the other end bears against plate 7, whereby arm 6is given a continuous tendency to move downward, so that when foot 2 hasbeen raised from the floor, as shown in Fig. 4, the curved portion l0will be pressing against an extension 11 projecting from plate 7Pivotally connected to foot 2 at one end is a rod 12 passing through aguiding member 13 and formed t its upper end with a hook or thumb mem-In operation, after the stop has been placed l in position on the door,the door may be left at any desired position, and spring 9 will actagainst arm 6 for forcing foot 2 against the floor. Any slight pressure,as for instance wind pressure, against the door will not be able to movethe door, but in case a person desires to open the door from theoutside, (the stop being positioned on the inside), all that isnecessary is to exert more or less pressure against the door, until thespring 9 is overcome and foot 2 is turned over, as shown in Figs. 3 and4. I/Vhen the door has been forced open in this mannere foot 2 willremain in an inverted position, as shown in Fig. 4, until some oneraises or pulls up member 14, which, acting through rod 12, will turnfoot 2 over and upon releasing of member 14 spring 9 will force thebottom of the foot against the floor. In case anyone desires to open thedoor from the inside they may raise member 14 and pullv or push the dooras desired without turning over foot 2.

In Fig. 5 will be seen a slightly modified form of foot 2 provided withrubber ends 3 and 4 instead of the notches or teeth 3 and 4 of thepreferred structure.

What I claim is:

1. In a door stop, a foot formed with a bifurcated lower end, andfriction members on the bifurcated lower end, a pivotally mounted armfor actuating said foot, a spring for actuating said arm, and a rodpivotally engaging one end of said foot for said foot at the endopposite the bifureateci Y portion, said rod being adapted to be 0p-'erated 'for raising said foot against the ae- .tiQn of said spring.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature Iin l presence of tWo Witnesses.

JOHN LYMAN "WEBB moYing the same against the action ef said spring.

2. In a door stop, a foot formed biur-' cated at one end, means arrangedon .said bifureated end for preventing the slipping of said foot, an arm`pivotally kmounted on said foot slightly o-eenter thereof, a support inWhich said arm is pivotally mounted, a spring acting on said arm fornorma-ily Witnesses: causing the same to press Isaid ,oot .down- HENRYW. TUCKER, Ward, ,and a rod pivotally connected -With W. CRANER.

